''Django'' is a 2017 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

about the life of

Django Reinhardt Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...

, directed by

Étienne Comar Étienne Comar (born 25 January 1965) is a French film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for producing the films '' Of Gods and Men'' (2010) and ''Timbuktu'' (2014), for which he won the César Award for Best Film as producer ...

. It opened the

67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. '' Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the ...

. Reinhardt's music is performed in the film by the

Rosenberg Trio The Rosenberg Trio is a Dutch jazz band consisting of lead guitarist Stochelo Rosenberg, rhythm guitarist Nous'che Rosenberg and bassist Nonnie Rosenberg. The band is influenced by Django Reinhardt, the gypsy jazz guitarist of the 1930s. The ...

Cast

Reda Kateb Reda Kateb ( ar, رضا كاتب; born 27 July 1977) is a French actor. Life and career Kateb was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to an Algerian actor, Malek-Eddine Kateb, and a French nurse of Czech and Italian origin. He is a grandnephew of t ...

Cécile de France Cécile de France (; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as '' L'Art (délicat) de la séduction'' (2001) and ''Irène'' (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in ''H ...

as Louise de Klerk *

Bea Palya Bea Palya (Hungarian pronunciation: pɒjɒ_bɛ.ɒ.html" ;"title="small>pɒjɒ bɛ.ɒ">small>pɒjɒ bɛ.ɒ born Beáta Palya; in Makó, 11 November 1976) is a Hungarian folk and world music singer and songwriter, sometimes appearing in films ...

as Naguine *Johnny Montreuil as

Joseph Reinhardt Joseph "Nin-Nin" Reinhardt (1912-1982) was the younger brother of guitarist Django Reinhardt and played rhythm guitar on most of Django's pre-war recordings, especially those with the Quintette du Hot Club de France between 1934 and 1939. He was ...

*Raphaël Dever as Vola *Patrick Mille as Charlie Delaunay *

Àlex Brendemühl Àlex Brendemühl i Gubern (born 27 November 1972) is a Spanish-German actor. Born in Barcelona to a Spanish mother and a German father, he has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1995. Brendemühl played the lead role of ...

as Hans Biber *Ulrich Brandhoff as Hammerstein

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 61% based on 23 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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* 2017 films 2017 directorial debut films 2017 drama films 2017 biographical drama films French biographical drama films Films about music and musicians Films scored by Warren Ellis (musician) Cultural depictions of Django Reinhardt 2010s French films {{2010s-drama-film-stub